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CA Bar Exam July 2018 1-Hour Essays: Powerful Strategies.

Name: CA Bar Exam July 2018 1-Hour Essays: Powerful Strategies.
Rating: 4.3 (19 reviews)

Step-by-Step Course To Develop Lawyer-Like Writing Skills For Success on the Bar.

Created byEddie Reyes J.D., M.Ed.

Last updated 5/2018

English

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What you'll learn

Write like a lawyer for success on the one-hour essay section of the California Bar Exam. If you are in law school, expect to improve your grades on exams.

Course content

7 sections • 27 lectures • 1h 59m total length

Introduction5:27
Apply a step-by-step approach to the California bar exam's one-hour essay, mastering techniques through repetition and practice exams, while identifying major issues and performing issue analysis.

Understanding the Substantive Law.2:03
Issue Spotting.2:46
Identify major issues and their disputed elements within a fact pattern, resolve the dispute within 15 minutes to fit the big picture and eliminate ambiguity.
Issue Spotting Steps3:04
1st Read: Smell Test / 1st of 3rd Sub-lectured on Reading the Fact Pattern.10:52
Apply the smell test during the first read of the fact pattern, identify three subtasks, and flag obstacles and the major issue, such as anticipatory repudiation, using the road map.
Obstacles / 2nd of 3rd Sub-Lecture on Reading the Fact Pattern.4:49
Obvious / 3rd of 3rd Sub-Lecture on Reading the Fact Pattern.2:01
Master reading the fact pattern by identifying obvious issues, marking them in your outline, and confirming issues like precedents through a hypothesis, even under pressure.
2nd Read: Confirm or Reevaluate The Proposed Major Issue.7:23
3rd Read: The Juicy Facts.3:52

Outlining. 1st of 3rd Sub-Lecture.4:36
Outlining. 2nd of 3rd Sub-Lecture.4:17
Outlining, 3rd of 3rd Sub-Lecture.2:01
In this outlining sub-lecture, ensure all main facts are transferred to your outline, highlight missing facts in pink, decide relevance, and run a quick obstacle and issues check before writing.
Timing. 1st of 3rd Sub-Lecture.6:07
Apply timing and technique to bar exam essays by allocating minutes to major issues, breaking issues into halves or thirds, and using stop times to avoid overrun.
Timing. 2nd of 3rd Sub-Lecture.2:33
Master disciplined timing for ca bar essays by allocating equal time to three issues and using stop times and bailouts to stay within the 1-hour limit.
Timing. 3rd of 3rd Sub-lecture. Advanced Timing Techniques.2:43
Bird's Eye View Technique: Advanced Method.2:51
Master the bird's eye view technique to quickly identify relevant facts across questions, draw connecting lines, and allocate time by major issues.
Memorizing the Rule.4:38

Introduction to the Analysis. The focus here is on the Non-Major Issue.3:41
This is an introduction to the Analysis section of IRAC. There are two areas here: (1) The Major Issue Analysis and (2) The Non-Major Issue Analysis.
The Non-Major Issue Analysis And The Corresponding Formula.3:15
Present the non major issue analysis using its formula, focusing on undisputed facts, using because to justify each element, and stipulating facts to guide the analysis.
Non-Major Issue Application and Attached Exercises.7:08
Explore a non major issue analysis in constitutional law by applying standing rules, including injury in fact, causation, and redress, to a driver's license case.

Overview of The Major Issue Analysis Formula.2:09
Master the thirteen-point major issue analysis formula (IROC: issue, rule, analysis, conclusion) for bar exam essays. Practice outlining the counterargument and rebuttal to sharpen the conclusion.
Discussion of Major Issue Terms.8:47
Application of the Major Issue Analysis Formula.5:01
The "Build Your Case" Segment.9:04
Learn to build your case by isolating the third element—reasonable suspicion that crime was afoot—using the three-element formula and juicy facts to craft a strong analysis.
Counter-Argument and the Rebuttal to the Counter-Argument.4:19

Requirements

This is a step-by-step approach to the bar exam. Practical application will be required. Also, students will need to print content.

Description

By the end of this course, you will learn to write successful responses to the 1-hour essays. The IRAC approach is used to organize the lectures. I have decoded the exam and have produced formulas and advanced techniques that you can apply. You will see improvements in the key areas of:

- Issue spotting.

- Discussion of major issues.

- Approach to non-major issues.

- knowing when and how to write effective rebuttals.

The formulas will help you stay on course to ensure you are targeting the proper areas. Also, practical application exercises are included.

Moreover, the hypothetical essay examples are from multi-state subjects (property of the State Bar of California). This means that the course is also helpful to current law students throughout the United States.

Here are some of the other concepts you will learn. You will know to perform advanced strategies in these areas:

- Timing techniques.

- Outlining strategies.

- Strategies to writing with confidence.

- Know how to recognize “sucker” issues (rabbit hole discussions).

- Techniques to learning the substantive law.

- Techniques to approaching commercial outlines.

It is in this course where you will develop effective lawyer-writing skills. This is the beginning of your success on the bar. Let’s get started.

Who this course is for:

This course is for both bar candidates and current law students. Also, this course is intended for those taking a bar review course or for those doing independent study.

CA Bar Exam July 2018 1-Hour Essays: Powerful Strategies.

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 5min

The "Issue" in IRAC8 lectures • 37min

The "Rule" in IRAC8 lectures • 30min

The "Analysis" In IRAC Part I of II3 lectures • 14min

The "Analysis" Section Part II of II: The Major Issue Analysis5 lectures • 29min

The "Conclusion" in IRAC.1 lecture • 3min

The Bonus Section.1 lecture • 1min

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